The Fanwood Borough Council has introduced an ordinance to opt out of the new state law legalizing recreational marijuana use.
The legislation, signed earlier this year by Gov. Phil Murphy, allows municipalities to opt out by ordinance in order to create their own rules. Otherwise, cannabis would automatically be permitted within their borders by regulations set by the state for a period of five years. By opting out now, the Borough can decide at a later time to create the conditions for selling, growing, distributing and using marijuana legally.
Since 5-6 individuals were just recently appointed to the state commission for cannabis this year, Mayor Colleen Mahr does not believe they have been a government body long enough to create the rules of the road for cannabis law in the state of New Jersey.